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Some of the most interesting and entertaining myths and legends
from Ancient Egypt are given a lively re-telling by Joyce
Tyldesley. These include stories about the gods, such as The
Creation of the World, Hathor and the Red Beer, and the myths about
Osiris, Isis and Horus. Fairy stories and incredible adventures are
represented by The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor, The Adventures
of Sinuhe and The Prince, the Dog, the Snake and the Crocodile,
while good and bad behaviour are to be found in Three Magical
Stories and The Story of Truth and Falsehood. King Ramesses II
himself tells us about The Battle of Kadesh. The book is
illustrated with imaginative and amusing line-drawings by Julian
Heath, and each of the stories has a question and answer section
for budding young Egyptologists. STORIES FROM ANCIENT EGYPT is
aimed at children between the ages of 7-11, but this book is an
entertaining and informative introduction to the literature of
Ancient Egypt for all ages. It is a new edition of a title
previously published by Rutherford Press
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
The Archaeology Hotspots series offers reader-friendly and engaging
narratives of the archaeology in particular countries. Written by
archaeological experts with a general reader in mind, each book in
the series focuses on what has been found and by whom, what the
controversies and scandals have been, ongoing projects, and how it
all fits into a broader view of the history of the country. In
Archaeology Hotspot Egypt, scholar Julian Heath provides a
chronological overview beginning with handaxes left by Homo erectus
during the Lower Paleolithic and moving onwards through pharaonic
Egypt to finish in the Greco-Roman period. He covers the most
interesting finds-including Tutankhamen's tomb and the Rosetta
Stone-and profiles major personalities, past and present. Current
digs and recent insights on the past are also covered, such as the
massive tomb of KV5 and how contemporary scientific techniques are
unearthing new information about ancient Egyptian people and
animals. The result is an illuminating look at the history,
culture, national heritage, and current archaeological news of
Egypt-a hotspot of archaeology.
In a companion book to the best-selling Stories from Ancient Egypt,
Joyce Tyldesley re-tells some of the most interesting and
entertaining myths and legends from the Classical world. These
stories tell us how the spider spun the first web, how a simple
ball of string defeated the fearsome minotaur, and how Romulus
founded the mighty city of Rome. The "this book belongs to"
introduction teaches the reader how to write their name using
ancient Greek letters, and their age using Roman numerals. Each of
the stories includes a question and answer section for enthusiastic
young archaeologists. The book is illustrated with imaginative and
amusing line-drawings by acclaimed artist and archaeologist Julian
Heath. Stories from Ancient Greece and Rome is primarily aimed at
children between the ages of 7-11, but it offers an entertaining
and informative introduction to the myths of ancient Greece and
Rome to readers of all ages.
The Archaeology Hotspots series offers reader-friendly and engaging
narratives of the archaeology in particular countries. Written by
archaeological experts with a general reader in mind, each book in
the series focuses on what has been found and by whom, what the
controversies and scandals have been, ongoing projects, and how it
all fits into a broader view of the history of the country. In
Archaeology Hotspot Egypt, scholar Julian Heath provides a
chronological overview beginning with handaxes left by Homo erectus
during the Lower Paleolithic and moving onwards through pharaonic
Egypt to finish in the Greco-Roman period. He covers the most
interesting finds-including Tutankhamen's tomb and the Rosetta
Stone-and profiles major personalities, past and present. Current
digs and recent insights on the past are also covered, such as the
massive tomb of KV5 and how contemporary scientific techniques are
unearthing new information about ancient Egyptian people and
animals. The result is an illuminating look at the history,
culture, national heritage, and current archaeological news of
Egypt-a hotspot of archaeology.
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